End gate



April 14, 1925. 1,533,215

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PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR ROBERTS, OF BOGUE, KANSAS.

END GATE.

Application filed January 3, 1925.

TocZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR Ronnn'rs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bogus, in the county of Graham and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an End Gate, of which, the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in end gates and more particularly to an improvement over Patent No. 864,692, granted to me August 27, 1907.

One of the important objects of the presentinvention is to provide an end gate which is adapted to be used in conjunction with wagon or truck bodies, means being provided wherebythe end gate may be swung outwardly to provide a scoop board,

the end gate being further adapted for vertioal slidable movement when the same is to be removed.

A further object of the invention is to provide an end gate of the above mentioned character, wherein means is provided for locking the same in a vertical position against accidental displacement from the wagon body, thus preventing the contents from being-spilled or being lost through leakage.

A. further object of the invention is to provide an end gate of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and furthermore adapted for the purposes for which it is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a partof this specification and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the same Figure 1 is a perspective view of the end gate. I

Figure 2 is a top plan View illustrating more clearly the locking means.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Figure at is a section taken on line il of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of one .of the looking bolts and the actuating handle associated therewith, and

Serial No. 342.

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of end gate.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generally a portion of a wagon body of any conventional construction, the sides thereof being indicated at 2 and 3 respectively. A pair of sheet metal plates 4-. and 5 are disposed vertically against the inner faces of the sides of the wagon body adjacent the rear end thereof and the upper and lower ends of each of the plates extend around the upper and lower edges of the sides of the wagon body and are secured to the outer faces thereof as is clearly illustrated in, Figure 1 of the drawing. The inner edges of the plates are provided with the inwardly extending flanges 6 and 7 respectively, and the same extend from the top of the sides of the wagon body to the bottom thereof. Each of the flanges is provided with the elongated openings or slots 8 and the purpose thereof will be more fully described. The lower ends of the flanges are disposed rearwardly as illustrated at 9 and each of the rearwardly extending portions is provided with an opening 10 which communicates with the cut out portion 1L formed in the bottom 12 of the wagon body at the rear end thereof in the manner as more clearly illustrated in Figure 4.

The end gate is designated generally by the numeral 13. A. pair of strap irons or the like shown at let are secured on the outer face of the end gate 13 adjacent the respective side edges thereof, curved fingers such as are shown at 15 extend from the lower ends of the strap irons and are adapted to extend through the openings 10 provided in the rearward extension 9 formed on the lower ends of the aforementioned flanges and are disposed within the cut out portions 11 whereby the end gate is hingedly supported at its lower end on the bottom of the wagon body and furthermore the con struction of a hinge of the above mentioned character, permits the end gate to be readily removed from the bottom of the wagon body to. permit the upward sliding movement of the end gate.

A pair of substantially triangular shaped l3 adj acent the plates 16 and 17 enables the end gate to be used as a-scoop board when the same is swung outwardly from the rear end of the wagon body,the flanges 20 and 21 engaging the flanges 6 and '7 respectively for limiting the outward and downward swinging movement of the end gate. 'As this constructure is more fully covered in my prior patent and as-the same forms no important part of the present invention, a further detailed description thereof is not thought necessary.

--The locking means associated with the end gate whereby the same will be held in a vertical position between the sides-of the wagon body comprises a plurality of bolts shown at 22, the same extending through the strap lron on the outer side of the end. gate 18 and through the flaingesltl and 19 and further through the elongated openings or slots/8 provided therefor in the flanges '63 and 7. The inner ends of the bolts have formed thereon the heads 23 which are or such construction as to permit the same to be readily ,insertable or removable through the, openings '8 in the aforementioned flanges. The heads 23 are adapted for engagement with the inner sides of the flanges 6 and 7 when the bolts-are in a locked posi tion :in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 3. For the purpose of actuating the bolts so that theend may be unlocked,

handles such as are shown at 24; are secured on-the'outer ones of the bolts, the nuts25 holding the handles against displacement from the bolts. It is obvious that when the handles 2% are turned so that the same are disposed in' a horizontal position, the head 23 will be brought into ali nment with the elongated slots or openings 8 and the end gate 18 may then be swung outwardly from the wagon body or. may further be detached from the extensions 9'whereby the gate will be permitted to. slide vertically between the sides of the wagon body and enable the end gate to be entirely removed from the wagon body. The end gate 13 is provided with a hinged lower section 26, the same being adapted to swing upwardly when the end gate is used in connection with a wagon body in which is contained grain or the like. Airy suitable means such asis shown at 27 is associated with the hinged section 26 for locking the same in a closed position so that issuers the leakage of the grain from the wagon body will be prevented.

In Figure 6 of the drawing,a modification of the end gate is shown wherein the same includes the upper and lower sections 28 and 3:9 respectively. A protector strip 30 is. secured to the upper section 28 adjacent the lower edge thereof and extends over the adjacent edges of the sections. As the and gate shown in Figure 6 is provided with the loclrin means, the construction of which has already heretofore been more fully described, it is not thought necessary to further go into detail relative to the same.

' The provision of an end gate of the above mentioned character, obviates the necessity of having to employ the usual fastening rods and the like employed. in connection with the end gates now universally in use. Furthermore, the simplicity in which my device is constructed enables the. parts to be r adily assembled or disassembled without the loss of any considerable'length of time or labor.

l lhile l have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is tobe under stood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without de artin from the s iritoi the.

invention and the scope of the appended claims. i

Having thus described the what I claim is:

1. in combination with a wagon body, a pair of opposed angle iron members secured on the inner sides of the wagon body adj ainvention,

cent the rear end thereof, an end gate adapted to be detachably and hingedly supported at its lower end to the bottom of the wagon body, means for securing the end gate in a vertical position, said means comprising bolts extending transversely through, the end gate and through registering elongated openings provided in the angle iron members, heads on the inner ends of the bolts adapted for engagement with the inner laces Oil the angle iron members, and

handles on the outer ends of said bolts -for rotating the same to bring the heads into aligmnent with the openings whereby the gateis adapted for swinging or vertical sliding movement.

2. In combination with a wagon body, a pair of plates secured on the inner opposed sides of the sidesof the wagon body'adjacent the rear end thereof and extending vertically from the top tothe bottom of the wagon body, inwardly extending flanges formed on the inner ends of said plates, said flanges being irovided with a series of elongated openings, an end gate adapted to be detachably and hingedly supportedat its lower end to the bottom of the wagon body, a series or bolts extending transversely said bolts adapted to extend through the elongated openings in the aforementioned flanges, said heads adapted to engage the inner sides of the flanges when in one position whereby the end gate is secured in the locked position on the Wagon body, said heads adapted to be moved in alignment with the openings to permit the removal of the end gate from its locked position, and handles 011 the other ends of the bolts for actuating the same.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signa- ARTHUR ROBERTS.

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